SA Barometer 2013: Chapter 1 Constitutional and legal rights

Key points

• The South African Constitution guarantees equality before the law and prohibits discrimination based on sex or gender.
• Citizens rated the country’s progress towards meeting the SADC Gender Protocol targets on Constitutional and legal rights at 78%.
• The country has signed and ratified the key international and regional instruments and conventions on gender equality and women’s rights.
• Despite notable progress, obstacles remain particularly around women’s access to justice which is relatively poor.
• While the Women’s and Gender Equality Bill seeks to operationalise the Constitution and the SADC Gender Protocol, the Traditional Courts Bill threatens to roll back many of the positive gains made.

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